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In today’s volatile financial environment, growing numbers of investors are looking to flee the stock market in search of safer ground. While the bond market has often been a “safe haven,” confusing new bonds and bond funds make it increasingly difficult for unfamiliar investors to choose the correct fixed income investments. The Bond Book provides investors with the information and tools they need to make bonds a comforting, important, and profitable component of their portfolios. Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded from its bestselling first edition, this all-in-one sourcebook includes: *A new section on using the Internet to research, buy, and sell bonds *A new chapter devoted to increasingly popular foreign bonds *Detailed information on the inflation-linked Treasury bonds *Explanation of the new categories of bond funds *Tips on how to evaluate and buy bond funds

Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (November 2, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 394 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071358625
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071358620
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.41 x 9.3 inches
Reviewer: MED
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Outstanding.
Review: This is the BEST bond book I have ever read. The information is well organized and easy to follow without being "dumbed down" for the reader. I belong to an investment group and have recommended this book to all the members. Most have read the book and agree it is a valuable resource - and most of these people are not investing novices.My copy of the book is well worn - I go back to it time and again.

Reviewer: Daniel C. Huston
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good Introduction
Review: + A good introduction to understanding the bond market and how to invest in it. Clear, succinct and more readable than some more technical books on the subject. However, The Bond Book is a bit dated, the second and latest edition is from 2000, it's in need of an update. Overall this is a good first choice as a primer if you're not too concerned about the latest developments in bond derivatives.

Reviewer: David Rankin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Only Book On Bonds You Will Ever Need
Review: You should read this one even if you ultimately decide that bonds aren't for you. Investment curiosities like bonds and stock moving in opposite directions, how inflation is addressed in the bond market, how to purchase treasuries without a commission, what it may mean for the economy when long term bonds are returning a lower yield than short term securities, and the power of compound interest are just a few of the topics discussed in enough depth that you will probably enjoy a whole lot better understanding of the financial markets than ever before.

Reviewer: D. J Najarian
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: comprehensive review of bonds
Review: This book can help you make money. How? It reviews the history of spreads between Treasuries and Municipals, between Treasuries and Junk bonds, and between Treasuries and other types of bonds/securities. By buying the appropriate security when the spread is abnormally large by a wide margin, which admittedly may only occur once every ten years or so, I believe one could make a ton of money. An example would be to buy junk bonds when the spread between junk and treasuries exceeds 1200 basis points. Another example would be to buy municipals if their yield surpasses the treasury benchmark. Patience will be required, though, since, as the author points out, it is tough to make a killing in the bond market all the time (i.e. the market is usually highly efficient).The author also does a terrific job pointing out the different types of risk (reinvestment, inflation, currency, interest rates, credit, etc.) for all the different types of securities and duration of securities. She then tells you how to select a security appropriate for your needs given the risks. For example, if you don't want to worry about a rise in rates destroying the value of your bond, buy one that you can hold to maturity and collect at par. Better yet, buy one with a short duration.In conclusion, any well rounded financier needs to know about bonds--even Warren Buffet--the famous "stock picker"--invests a ton in bonds. This book is a great start to earning this skill.

Reviewer: Noonan_Danny
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Refresher - Highly Recommended
Review: Former student of finance, who felt my knowledge on this subject had gotten far too rusty after several years. Found myself underlining and highlighting some of the key learnings as if I was back in the academia once again. Great book to understand the basics of bonds.

Reviewer: Natalia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It has everything
Review: This is really "The bond book". It has everything you need to know about bonds. All the information is well structured and very easy to read and understand.

Reviewer: Joe
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: God book but too general
Review: I ordered this book for my business library. I enjoyed the book, but if you want more specifics on the methods of detailed bond calculations, I would recommend a good financial investments text book.

Reviewer: warren white
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: O. K. book, but nothing new here ...
Review: O.K. book, but nothing new here.

Reviewer: Just another reader...
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: No es compatible con Kindle y no he podido acceder a pesar de haber pagado!

Reviewer: whitelite
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excellent, give you a good understanding of bonds

Reviewer: D. Embleton
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Thanks